5 Testing Lifecycle Tools to Simply Your Life

December 28, 2015

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Write it, test it, report it and repeat it for the next regression cycle. That’s the ideal process every tester performs to test the functions of their software.

When it comes to testing, however, bugs somehow always manage pop-up at a later stage of software development. In spite of these issues, testing is essential and testers have to spend long hours of efforts in finding and reporting bugs. But there are certainly some tools out there that simplifies their tasks and ease their testing process.

Jira is a popular issue- and project-tracking tool that comes with a bunch of exciting features like recording, reporting, third-party tool integrations. Jira simplifies the process of tracking and managing bugs. It integrates directly with the code development environments and supports agile project cycles.

Key Features

Comes with a clean and fast UI

Includes advanced search feature

Provides a customizable dashboard for reporting and bug tracking process with ease

TestLink is a web-based test management tool that lets you create, manage, report and track test cases. It can be hosted on server and integrated with bug tracking tools to ease your test execution process. TestLink can be used for both automated and manual testing and can help create both test projects and document test cases with ease.

Key Features

Includes integration with Jira, Mantis, Bugzilla and many more

Provides test reports in various formats like Excel, MS Word, and HTML formats

TestingWhiz is a codeless test automation tool for automating testing of web, mobile and cloud apps. It can automate functional, database, web services as well as API testing. Due to its codeless architecture and 290+ readily available test commands, it eliminates long hours of scripting, enabling teams to get started with test automation in less than a week’s time.

Key Features

Record & playback testing

Comes with an inbuilt Job Scheduler to schedule and run test cases at a predefined time

Allows performing cross-browser testing across different browsers include – BrowserStack and Saucelabs

BrowserStack is a web-based cross-browser testing solution that helps you test website for cross-browser compatibility with desktop and mobile. With more than 700+ real browsers, BrowserStack provides a quick and comprehensive test environment. It supports firewalls, proxies and Active Directory and can be accessed via cloud without no installation requirement.

Key Features

Supports local testing environment

Includes multiple operating systems and mobile emulators to enable a wide combination of testing

Provides a different range of display resolutions

Comes with pre-installed developer tools such as Firebug Lite, Microsoft Script Debugger and more

Teamwork is a collaboration and project management tool that helps in managing large and complex test projects involving a huge team of test engineers. With Teamwork, you can easily collaborate with team members for the progress of the tests, organize test runs and share reports with stakeholders with few clicks. It also lets you keep a track of test projects and update team tasks on the go with support for iOS and Android devices.

Key Features

Provides integration with with Dropbox, Zendesk, Box, Quickbooks and many more to kick-off project management

Integrates Zapier to automate and enhance tasks and team management process

Features solutions for customer support desk & chat support

Allows controlling projects from anywhere, anytime with mobile support

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